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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1993
Peter Hofsass, deceased, late of Pforzheim, DE;
by Henrik Hofsass, heir, Munster, DE;
by Carola Hofsass, heir, Pforzheim, DE;
by Benjamin Hofsass, heir, Pforzheim, DE;
Jens Radbruch, Neulingen, DE;
Guenter Kruck, Pforzheim, DE;
Other;
Abstract
An easily and preferably fully automatically manufacturable thermal switch having a minimum number of parts is disclosed. The thermal switch has two connecting parts fixed to a support part. One connecting part carries a fixed contact and the other connecting part is connected through a high resistance to a movable contact switchable by a bimetallic element. The support part is a ceramic part forming the high resistance from a PTC material and the connecting parts are almost completely frictionally engage support part.